School enrollment, primary, male in Nauru
Nauru: School enrollment, primary, male was 92.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Nauru, 1971–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2025, school enrollment, primary, male in Nauru stood at 92.4%.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Nauru peaked at 131.3% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 75.6%, in 1971.
Nauru ranks 167th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, male in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 75.6% | — |
| 1972 | 90.1% | +19.2% |
| 1973 | 90.6% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 95.0% | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 131.3% | +38.2% |
| 1998 | 99.6% | -24.1% |
| 2000 | 86.7% | -13.0% |
| 2001 | 98.1% | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 99.1% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 86.9% | -12.2% |
| 2004 | 98.7% | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 119.0% | +20.7% |
| 2006 | 97.6% | -18.0% |
| 2007 | 87.2% | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 90.3% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 96.7% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 113.4% | +17.4% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 110.4% | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 101.1% | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 108.4% | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 96.6% | -10.9% |
| 2025 | 92.4% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 87.8% | 75.6% | 95.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 131.3% | 131.3% | 131.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 96.0% | 86.7% | 119.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 104.3% | 96.7% | 113.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 92.4% | 108.4% | 5 |
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More education data for Nauru
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 54 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, male in Nauru?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Nauru was 92.4% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 131.3% in 1985.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.6% in 1971.
- How does Nauru rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Nauru ranks 167th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.